She graduated in
Journalism from the
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona after studying for her baccalaureate at the
Liceu Francès. Following several incursions into the world of
cinema and
theatre, in 1986 she won the Premio
La sonrisa vertical, a prize for erotic narrative with her book of short stories
Ligeros libertinajes sabáticos. She has published other collections of short stories:
Felicidades conyugales (1989),
Soplando al viento (1995) and more recently
Amigos y fantasmas (2004, winner of the Mario Vargas Llosa NH Short Story Award for the best book of short stories in 2004); the novel
Sangre (2000), and the humorous essay
Sólo dime dónde lo hacemos (1991). Furthermore, she is the author of several plays and of various adaptations, including
XXX, for the company
La Fura dels Baus. She also works as a translator and currently collaborates with different media outlets. Her short story
Pasión defenestrante (Uncontrolled Passion) was included in
Rainy Days - Días de lluvia: Short Stories by Contemporary Spanish Women Writers, an anthology edited by Montserrat Lunati, together with a translation into English. == Books ==